Two US analysts named to IASB
21 May 2009
The Trustees of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation have appointed two leading investment analysts to the International Accounting Standards Board:
- Patrick Finnegan, Director of the Financial Reporting Policy Group, CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity. Mr Finnegan currently leads a team at CFA Institute responsible for providing user input into the standard-setting activities of the IASB, FASB and key regulatory bodies.
- Patricia McConnell, former Senior Managing Director, Equity Research, Accounting and Tax Policy Analyst, Bear Stearns & Co. In a 32-year career in Bear Stearns' Equity Research group, Ms McConnell established herself as one of the leading analysts in the United States on issues related to accounting. She was a member of the IASB's Standards Advisory Council and the International Accounting Standards Committee (the IASB's predecessor body).